The steadily declining average loan-to-value ratio on PMI-covered refinances reflects dwindling production in the HARP program.

The general fear is that higher-than-needed capital standards will cause mortgage insurers to hold unnecessary amounts of assets that will force the industry to raise premiums.

The remaining undrawn taxpayer commitment to the GSEs is $258.1 billion dollars, Stegman noted.

The Wall Street firm hunting for mortgage acquisitions is not a depository like JPMorgan Chase...

Hours before the House vote, word came from the White House that President Obama would veto the measure.

Credit enhancement levels set by the rating services play a major role in an issuer’s decision to come to market.

BofA continues to carve down the size of its mortgage servicing portfolio.

Chase had $326 million in net income from mortgage banking in the first quarter of 2015, down 3.6 percent compared with the previous quarter.

Ocwen officials stress that the company has made significant progress in strengthening its operations and capital structure.

“The greater comfort that banks have in the current regulatory environment has situated them as more potential buyers of mortgage servicing product than was the case several years ago,” Fitch Ratings said.